The huge square looked dilapidated. Huge cracks appeared on the hard boulder ground, and deep ravines had been plowed out in many places.
There were more fragments of the magic weapon here, and what made a few people nervous was that there were many corpses here, scattered in all directions in the square.
These corpses have long lost their flesh and blood because of time, and only some skeletons are left, still holding on to their outer clothing.
However, those skeletons were also severely damaged, and few of them were intact. Only from the clothes spread out, it could be seen that they were probably human figures.
Most of the clothes worn by these people are basically similar, so they should belong to the same party.
But this does not necessarily mean that those who wear different clothes are monks from the other side. After all, in the same sect, there are also disciples who do not like to wear sect clothes.
Elder Hao stepped out of thin air and arrived at a place where there were huge rocks lifted up by powerful magic. In front of one of the huge rocks, there was a skeleton frame.
This skeleton is relatively well preserved. He is sitting there with his legs stretched forward. His head and arms have disappeared, and his back is leaning against a boulder.
After Elder Hao arrived here, he scanned this person carefully.
Li Yan and Master Lan still stayed in the same place, but while looking around, they also looked at some corpses one by one.
"These black clothes have the word 'soul' embroidered on the right chest. They are monks from the 'soul prison clan'. This is explained in detail in the message left by the third ancestor."
Elder Hao's voice came faintly, and he raised his head again and looked around.
In this extremely wide square, there were three to four hundred people wearing such clothes, and there were about five hundred corpses left here.
In addition, the remaining more than a hundred people were not wearing the clothing of the "Soul Prison Clan" monks, and many of them only had a pile of clothes on the ground, and even their skeletons had disappeared.
Elder Hao then flew towards other corpses. After Li Yan and Master Lan looked at each other, they understood the meaning of Elder Hao's words and also flew towards some corpses.
The three of them were all examining corpses dressed in "Soul Prison Clan" costumes. Through examination, they could determine the cause of their death.
Soon after, the three of them stood next to two corpses not far apart.
"None of the people I examined had fatal injuries on their bones. They should have died of fatal internal injuries!"
After Li Yan checked dozens of people one after another, he said softly, while his eyes flashed rapidly several times.
"Those people I investigated were also in the same situation, and there were no direct fatal sharp wounds. It might...be caused by a soul attack!"
Master Lan pointed to the corpse at her feet. She had just pulled off some of the clothes on the skeleton, but when she said this, there was an expression of disbelief in her eyes.
This was where Li Yan was also puzzled. After examining some people, he guessed what their fatal injuries were.
But he didn't say it directly, and when Master Lan said this, Elder Hao's brows furrowed even more tightly. He had already made relevant guesses when he was in the underground cell.
The fragments of magic weapons that appeared there were all owned by soul cultivators, and the "soul prison clan" monks we saw being killed again were very likely to have been killed by soul magic.
After Li Yan and Master Lan finished speaking, they immediately walked towards the monks in different costumes. Now that they had determined the approximate cause of death of the "Soul Prison Clan" monks.
Then you can check the other people next, so that you can have a better comparison and reference. Nine times out of ten, the other person is also a soul cultivator.
Just the preliminary examination results made Elder Hao feel extremely bad, and an unbelievable thought lingered in his heart.
"Could it be that there is internal fighting among the Soul Prison clan, but they are the same clan..."
This situation immediately reminded Elder Hao of the situation in the "Earth Realm", where there had been more than one battle between soul cultivators.
Even within the "Soul-Suppressing Palace", there were quite a few problems, but the intensification of conflicts there was caused by cultivating resources and looking for an exit.
For a group that can enter and leave the outside world normally, their cultivation resources will not be too tight, and there will be no pressure from heaven to advance their cultivation, so there will not be such acute problems.
On the contrary, because outside monks covet soul cultivators, after the 'soul prison tribe' understands, they know that they must stay together to stay warm, so why do they still kill each other?
And soon he thought of a possibility, but he couldn't believe this possibility, and he felt that if the third ancestor was here, he would definitely find it very ridiculous.
"...When the third ancestor left the tribe, he said that there were still the great ancestor and the third ancestor here. Could it be that there was a problem between these two branches?"
Elder Hao suddenly had a strange thought in his mind.
He felt that if this was the case, then the most likely reason for this happening was the disappearance or death of the great ancestor.
I wonder how the second ancestor dealt with this matter later? It may have aroused dissatisfaction among the great ancestor's lineage, and a war broke out.
"But this won't make the two tribes disappear? And with the situation in the tribe at that time, who else can be the opponent of the second ancestor? Even he failed to control the deterioration of the situation in the end..."
In just a short period of time, various thoughts continued to emerge, but Elder Hao was not sure about his final speculation.
However, according to the description of the third ancestor, the second ancestor has a deep brotherly love for the first ancestor, so it is not impossible for him to be plotted by someone he trusts.
The only thing that cannot be explained here is that everyone here has disappeared. Obviously, it is impossible to completely die together.
"...It should be that after a huge change occurred here, no matter which party was left, those people felt that this place was no longer suitable to survive.
Instead, he chose to leave here completely. This is the only explanation, but why do these corpses stay here..."
Elder Hao thought of many things in this very short period of time.
"This is...soul crystal bud?"
Just as Elder Hao was thinking quickly, Master Lan's surprised voice suddenly came from the side, but there was doubt in his voice.
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Master Lan stood in front of a pile of clothes. There were not many things left here, and the clothes were still supported by some things.
Master Lan just came over to check and found that this person's death did not seem to be the result of a soul cultivator's attack, but rather like someone had broken his body, leaving only a few bones.
She just waved her hand lightly, and the small pile of clothes flew up, and then a small piece of something fell out from the clothes.
This thing is only over a foot long, about the thickness of a baby's arm, and its entire body has a grayish color, giving people the feeling of being extremely decayed and about to weather.
And when it fell, it didn't turn into a pile of powder and was blown away. Instead, it fell straight to the ground and turned into several pieces.
Master Lan glanced at it first and found that this thing looked like a human spine, but she felt it looked familiar.
"The human spine shouldn't be this thick. Is this the skeleton of some unknown monster?"
Master Lan couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She had seen too many materials for alchemy and weapon refining, and some of the monster skeletons were quite strange.
She immediately realized that the people fighting against the "Soul Prison Tribe" were some kind of monsters that knew how to attack souls?
When Master Lan thought about this, he couldn't help but feel shocked. Of course there are monsters in the world that know how to attack the soul, but they are extremely rare and are also legendary beasts.
So after wrapping her hands with magic power, she made a slight move, and the broken bones remained in the same state as if they had fallen to the ground, and flew in front of her.
Master Lan immediately withdrew his magic power and connected the pieces together again, but when she looked at it again, she couldn't help but make a sound of surprise.
Because this "skeleton" is actually a "soul crystal bud" that only exists in the 'Earth Realm'!
She wouldn't think she could admit her mistake with the thing in front of her. For too many years, this thing had accompanied her in her cultivation and growth.
Master Lan has also spent a lot of time practicing outside the "Di Zhen Realm", and often appears in various markets, mainly to see various materials.
She had never seen a "soul crystal bud" in the outside world. She even took out this thing in some shops in the city after her appearance was transformed, and asked the shopkeepers to identify it, but no one could recognize what it was?
But the fluctuations in soul power emitted by the "soul crystal sprouts" let those merchants know that this was a very rare and unknown treasure, and they rushed to buy it...
Master Lan later determined that "Soul Crystal Buds" should only be found in the "Earth Realm", but today, "Soul Crystal Buds" were discovered here...
Her voice immediately attracted the attention of the other two people, and Elder Hao was here in a flash!
On the other side, Li Yan, after unrolling a piece of clothing, was staring at the bones on the ground. He felt that these bones had been severely eroded by time.
Then he heard Master Lan's voice. His expression was slightly startled, and he immediately looked at the "skeleton" in the clothes underground.
Then his expression changed, but in a flash, he was at Master Lan's side.
Elder Hao was staring at the sky at the moment, where a gray-colored skeleton was suspended. He first used his spiritual consciousness to sweep it, and then a ray of soul power enveloped it instantly...
In just half a breath, Elder Hao let out a light sigh.
"Huh? This is really a 'soul crystal sprout'. There are still traces of soul power in it, but how come there is such a thick 'soul crystal sprout'?
How many years does it take for this... to grow to this level?"
The expression on Elder Hao's face also changed immediately.
He was certain that this "skeleton" must be a "soul crystal sprout", but even he had never seen such a large "soul crystal sprout".
And he, like Master Lan, this thing only exists in the "Earth Realm" and has never been seen in the fairy world, but how did this thing appear in the mortal world?
"Could it be that someone from the 'Soul Prison Clan' once obtained the seeds of the 'Soul Crystal Bud' and because they discovered that there was soul power in them, they planted this thing in the clan?"
Elder Hao and Master Lan looked at each other quickly, and then he immediately spoke.